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Cold Weather Advisory, Alabama

Moderate

Gusts up to 40 mph, wind chills as low as 2 below zero. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.

Ended Saturday, January 31, 2026.

Replaced by the Extreme Cold Warning on Thursday, January 29, 11:24 at night.

Replaced by the Extreme Cold Watch on Thursday, January 29, 11:24 at night.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this advisory

How much

Wind chill
As low as 2 below zero
Wind gusts
Up to 40 mph

Map

Map of Alabama with this advisory The Cold Weather Advisory covers Montgomery, Auburn, Phenix City. I-59I-75I-22I-85I-285MontgomeryAuburnOxfordALABAMAMISSISSIPPIGEORGIA50 mi I-59I-75I-22I-85MontgomeryOpelikaALABAMAMISSISSIPPIGEORGIA50 mi I-59I-75I-22MontgomeryALABAMAGEORGIA100 mi I-59I-75MontgomeryALABAMAGEORGIA100 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills in the single digits are expected. For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 2 below zero expected.
Where
Barbour, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Talladega, and Tallapoosa Counties.
When
For the Cold Weather Advisory, until noon CST Saturday. For the Wind Advisory, until 9 at night Saturday. For the Extreme Cold Warning, from noon Saturday to noon CST Sunday.
Impacts
Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Trees could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of subfreezing temperatures could cause pipes to burst.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. January 31, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 30, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. Now also replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. January 30, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 29, 2026
  5. Cold Weather Advisory issued for Saturday overnight through Saturday afternoon. January 29, 2026